Economy

More cities see home prices drop or remain unchanged as policies biteBEIJING - More cities reported lower or unchanged real estate prices in August than in July, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Sunday, in the latest sign that government efforts to cool the market are working. Propert...2011-09-23 15:29

BEIJING - China should continue to tighten liquidity in the second half of 2011 against the rising possibility that the US may adopt another set of loose monetary policies following its current debt struggles, an expert said in an article published in the China Securities Journal on Saturday.2011-09-15 16:53

Apple Inc is getting closer to offering the iPhone through China's largest mobile carrier, China Mobile Ltd, giving the company access to hundreds of millions of new customers. Apple has long used Chinese factories to assemble its gadgets. But recently, Apple has begun targeting China's growing cons...2011-07-20 14:17

Earth Hour More than 134 countries across the world, including the UK, switched off their lights for an hour on Sunday to support action to create a sustainable future for the planet.Environmental charity World Wildlife Fund has organised the Earth Hour event which saw iconic buildings such as Big ...2011-06-10 19:28

RMB Breaks Through 6.5 Dollar Mark CHINA'S yuan strengthened beyond 6.5 against the US dollar for the first time since 1993 on expectations of a more valuable yuan to help tame inflation. The yuan rose 0.1 percent to close at 6.4910 against the United States currency in Shanghai yesterday after tou...2011-05-03 15:03